Instrument Families

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  1. 2. This woodwind instrument is mostly used in jazz bands.
  2. 5. This is the smallest instrument in the string family.
  3. 7. This is a type of brass mute.
  4. 10. This instrument is different from the rest of its family because it uses a slide.
  5. 12. This is the way in which a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a wind instrument.
  6. 14. This is the nickname for mezzo-soprano singers and is what most female pop artists are.
  7. 16. This is the lowest male voice part.
  8. 19. This is the highest sounding instrument in the trumpet family.
  9. 21. This string instrument reads off the Alto Clef.
  10. 22. This string instrument is common in jazz ensembles.
  11. 23. This type of guitar has to have amplification to be heard well.
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  1. 1. This is the only percussion instrument that can produce vibrato.
  2. 3. This instrument is part of the percussion AND string families.
  3. 4. This instrument is smaller than the tuba and is known for being melodic.
  4. 6. This string instrument has 47 strings.
  5. 8. These are used to dampen the sound of brass instruments.
  6. 9. the mouthpiece and bells of brass instruments are in the shape of a ___.
  7. 11. Sound is produced on a brass instrument by _______ lips together and blowing air into the mouthpiece.
  8. 13. The two main types of this instrument is the B-flat and the Bass.
  9. 15. This is the only type of drum that is considered a pitched percussion instrument.
  10. 16. This instrument is used primarily in orchestral settings.
  11. 17. A string player's bow is made with hair of this animal.
  12. 18. These types of valves are what you find on a french horn.
  13. 20. These types of percussion instruments add not only rhythm, but also add harmony.